Cabinet traffic system



June 4, 1929. F, M, ELKlNTON 1,715,746

CABINET TRAFFC SYSTEM Filed May 25, 1925 Woud, f ATTORNEY Patented June4, 1929.

UNITED stares' rarest' oFF-Ica FRANCIS M. ELKINTON, orMrLWaUKnn'WIs-oonsin.

CABINET TRAFFIC SYSTEM,

Application ned May 25, i925. serial no. 32,722;

present invention to provide a. traffic systemv adapted to the needs ofindustries Which will quiclly'and conveniently supply any needed trafficinformation, and which can be readily augmented from time to time.

A further object of the invention isto provide a` traffic system whichwill provide the usci' With everything' in the Way of transportationcost that is necessary in the marketing of his manufactured products, orin the purchase of raw materials.

A further object of the invention is to provide a traffic system Whichcan be supplied for any commodity and which usesas a basis ofinformation the territories to Which shipments are made, the nature ofthe c0mmodity, location of competitors and the territories wherein theyship, and quanitics shipped by competitors. y

Further objects of the invention are to provide a traffic system whicheliminates the necessity of all other forms of service, suppiiesinstantly any Wanted freight or ei;- press rate or routing to or from'any given point, gives all information for claimr hanvdling, freightbill auditing,A and other traffic requirements, and which may be startedsmall and gradually extended to cover any and all cases.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a cabinet trafiicsystem which is very simple, and is Well adapted for the purposesdescribed.

Vf ith the above and other objects in vieW, the invention consists ofthe improved traffic system, and its parts andv combinations as setforth in the cla-im, and vall equivalents thereof. f

In the accompanying drawing in which the'same reference charactersindicate the same parts in'both of the views:

F ig. 1y isa fragmentary plan View of the improved f cabinet` andytraffic system with the drawer extended; and

, Fig. 2 isa side view thereof.

Referring new more particularly tothe drawing, itvwill be seen thatvthenumeral 5 indicates a card cabinet having an extensible drawer 6.dial transverse partition 7 and a longitudinal partition 8, into a pairof large forward compartments Qiand 10. A transverse partition 11,renu'fardlyy of the partition 7 and, parallel thereto, and a pair ofpartitions 12 and 13, divide the midpiortion of the ydrawer intointermediate compartments 14, 15 and 16. Rear partitionsr 17 andlS fornian en-V larged rcar compartment 19 and sidel com-V partments 2G and' 2l,the compartments 19 kbeing formed With aninclined bottom 22 so that theheadings of all cards held therein Will be visible from the front of thecabinet.

In use,the improved traffic system can be made up for any and allbusinesses and commodities,v and the compartment 9 catalogues cardscontaining information relative to the outgoing product and saidinformation is specific to the particular commodity for which the systemis designed, and elassifies the formation Linder the headings of 'thevarious States into Which the outgoing product is shipped. As shown inFig. 1, headings 23 bearing the names of the States into Whichthe'product is shipped, are arranged in `alphabetical order inthecompartnient .9 and specific information cards 24 are grouped Withrespect to the States and.l towns to which they apply. The cards 24:

grouped for cach State vare preferably provided in different colors andmaybe used to contain rates, routings and tariff authority on alloutgoing products. Grouped With the White cards for each State may` alsobe bluecards giving the rates of competitorsto the same markets, andthere The drawer is divided byva mes,

White cardsV may also be other colored cards containingl` express ratesto the same markets.

The other forward compartment 10 also catalogues cards givinginformation relativey to the specific commodity and particularly givesinformation in regard to all incoming raiv materials used in theproduction of the specific commodity. Headings 25fare vprovided bearingthe names of the ravv .materials used, and information Vcards 26- aregrouped thereunder containing the rates, routing and tariff authority onthe incoming raw materials classified.

Information relative to specific commodities is also classified in theintermediate compartment l5. vSaid compartment is divided by suitableheading of title cards 27V and specific cards 28 classified thereunderbear information relating to the rules, regulations, classifications,etc., applicable to specic commodities carried on -the ratecardscentained in compartments 9 Vand IO.

The smallcompartments I4 and 1G ateach end of the compartment l5 maybensed to contain extra or blank cards Which may be filled in or usedfrom time to time, as necessary.

The large reaucompartment 19 contains heading cards 29 which are generalin nature and apply to all commodities, being the same in all trafficsystems designed under the present plan. `Information cardsSO arecatalogued underthe correct heading cards and-contain information withvrespect to rules, regulations, laws, forms, etc., applying to alltransportation.

Thesmall sidev compartments 20 and 21 may be'used for holdingapplication cards sired. Also, the `cabinet system is 'very simple andnovel, and is `Well adapted for thepurposes set forth.

l/Vhat -I claim as my invention is:

In 'a card cabinet, a drawer, a medial transverse partitionand a forward`longitudinal parti on therein defini iig only a ipair of large forwardcompartments, a transverse partitionsrearwardly of the medial4transverse partion andra pair of side ,partitions between saidtransverse partitions defining intermediate compartments,A and vrearpartitions between the rear Wall of the drawer and said rear transverse:partitions defining rear. compartments, all of said compartmentsholding yrelated cards.

In testimony whereof, I'afiiX my signature.

FRANCISM. ELKINTON. f

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